Haven't met her, but she sure seems to like hearing herself talk. "Everything thing you need to know about children with fatigue". I always tell therapists and therapy students if someone starts off by saying they know "everything" about..... then run for the hills!!! Can't really believe someone can be that arrogant.

Keynote 2 Session: This session will explore Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, did you know that 1% of children miss at least a day a week of school with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and 1:50 are not doing the things they should do because of it? Chronic Fatigue Syndrome stops children concentrating, and is associated with a variety of symptoms that you are probably seeing every day. Understanding what it is and how to support children with it, is likely to make a big difference to children in your school.
This session is being presented by Esther Crawley, Esther is a Professor of Child Health at the University of Bristol, a Consultant Paediatrician and an NIHR Senior Research Fellow. She is the clinical lead for the Bath specialist CFS/ME service for children based at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. She is also running a large trial investigating Graded Exercise Therapy for children with CFS/ME. Esther trained in Oxford, did her PhD in London and lives in Bristol when she is not sailing or skiing with her teenagers.

Keynote 2 Session: This session will explore Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, did you know that 1% of children miss at least a day a week of school with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and 1:50 are not doing the things they should do because of it? Chronic Fatigue Syndrome stops children concentrating, and is associated with a variety of symptoms that you are probably seeing every day. Understanding what it is and how to support children with it, is likely to make a big difference to children in your school

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EC will be causing damage whichever way her presentation is received. Either the audience will lap it up and be on the lookout for yawning children to "support", or they will think "how ridiculous" and the next time they hear of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME ("which is the same thing") they'll think "oh that's the thing that woman from Bristol said kids have when they yawn isn't it? Load of nonsense if you ask me".

So she manages to drag healthy but occasionally tired kids into her sausage machine whilst simultaneously making sure ME sufferers don't get taken seriously.

Plus I note from another thread she's still presenting on a platform with Wessely & co. whilst simultaneously claiming to be serious about leading a bio-medical research collaborative.

Is there no limit to the number of mutually incompatible positions she can take or different varieties of damage she can cause without there being any consequences? She certainly doesn't seem to think so.

If a Teacher follows bad advice that could lead to injury or damage the welfare of a child, would/could they be reported to the Local Child Protection Board? It seems like that is the last thing a teacher would need to have to deal with.

The purpose of the conference is to increase collaboration between researchers in the CFS/ME field and with those from other research/illness areas. Although the full programme has yet to be announced, the provisional one is now available. Experts in neurovirology, imaging and orthostatic intolerance will be to the fore. Presentations (titles TBC) include

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Dr Avindra Nath will talk about his work on neurovirology and infections of the nervous system

Although the first day of the conference is open to researchers and all CMRC members, the second day is open to researchers only. Associate Members can join the CMRC for free whilst research membership is £20. Discounts on the costs of attending the conference are available to professional members and students who book before 31st May.

Abstract submissions are being invited until 9am on 30 June 2017. Oral presentations will be selected following peer review of submitted abstracts and poster prizes will be awarded.

As with previous conferences, it is planned to livestream presentations. However, this is at the presenter’s discretion and reasons such as presenting unpublished data may lead a presenter to decline livestreaming. Details of livestreaming will be made available closer to the date of the conference.

As this training event is advertised to teachers, I am wondering if contact with the local section of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) would be helpful to share our concerns? https://www.teachers.org.uk/south-west-regio

@Countrygirl[/USER] , @Molly98 , @Jenny TipsforME , what do you think of an ex-teacher contacting them about concerns about member training?

If a Teacher follows bad advice that could lead to injury or damage the welfare of a child, would/could they be reported to the Local Child Protection Board? It seems like that is the last thing a teacher would need to have to deal with.

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Pretty much been there and done that a while ago with 'county' In brief, told the expert has spoken and to clear off.

These seminars are like a sausage factory ... turn the handle and another one poops pops out!

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I think its obvious now that she is a sell out to corporate lobbyists and she doesn't give a fuck about the children who get seriously affected by this.

She is also using her "official" positions within the NHS etc as a tool to give herself more "credibility" by going around talking to "clubs" and other dubiously backed and probably indirectly funded groups of loosely titled academics posing as official bodies when they are really just fronts for opportunists who want to affect policy to serve their own pockets and power base.

Her slight of hand is apparent as a magicians trick with talk titles like "everything you need to know about...".

Basically that means don't look over there just look here and don't question.

The bigger the cake gets the more people within it, or those who want in, will be promised but first they have to do their bit and show how far they are prepared to go to get higher up the pyramid.

She is basically the equivalent of a pharmaceutical rep and we all know how stupid or easy to influence the average doctor is.